Ink well and attachment



Nov. 24, 1931. s. J. RIOBERTS 1,333,853

INK WELL AND ATTACHMENT Filed July 5. 1929 Samuel llffiuberis gwucntoz ink from the pen.

Patented Nov. 24, 1931 SAMUEL JQ nonmvrsor SCRANTONQPENNSYVLVAYNIA, 3

INK WELL AND ATTACHMENT 1 Application filed July 3,

This invention relates to improvements in ink wells and attachments, and more particularly to be used in connection with school equipment,such as pupils desks. It is well known that school furniture, in public schools particularly, receives very hard usage, and this is especially. true in connection with desks and ink wells. The ink well is a constant temptation for the average pupil to play with, and results in the same being overturned and spoiling the books and other school supplies contained'in the desk, in addition to the damage to the desk itself.

, It is, therefore, highly desirable to have an ink well that cannot he accidentally dislodged. Further, one that makes practically impossible the leakage of ink from around the ink well into the desk when the 'pen is wiped on the edge of the ink well to remove surplus ink.

The principal object is to provide an ink well holder that is lockedin position against outward dislodgrnent, as well as to provide an ink well for holding the ink that will likewise be locked against misplacement.

Another object is to lock the ink well beneath the ink well holder so that thereis no danger of ink dripping down into the desk at thepoint most usedfor removing surplus Still another object is to have the inkcollect at the central point in the bottom of the ink well to prevent corrosion and wastage V of ink.

The objects of this invention will appear in the following'detailed description of the device and as disclosed in the single sheet of drawings which is herewith made a part of this application.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan of the ink well holder with the ink well in place and'the cover folded back;

4 Figure 2 is a side elevation of the ink well i holder; Figure 3 is holder;

Figure 4 is a section showing the ink well l about to be inserted; r

a bottom plan of the ink well 1929. seriar nd; 375,547. 5 1

' iii i 1 -5 1a. the ink a in place, takenon line 55 of Figure 2; .I i

QF'gur'e 6fisasection' showing theink well in '(place, taken on the line- 6f6fof Figure 1;; an Y v Figure 7; a perspective, of the ink wen holderwitht-he ink well removed", a .Referring to the drawings, in; which like numerals designatevsimilar parts: l t Nu'meral ;1 "refers to adesk or other furniture having an opening 2to receivevanink; well holder 3. A lid 4 is hingedly connected-f to theink, well holder 3 by a pin 5, having a; a

projection 6, which rests against an ink well 1 7, servingto keep the same in alinement during the process a of placing it, the ink well holder3.{ x p The ink well holder 3 has" slits 8 formedin opposite sides leaving flanges 9 in: between the slits 8 on opposite sides; The flanges' 9, have tongues 10 and 11 respectively formed by slitting the flanges 9'so as to formtongues, tonguellbeing turned outwardly and tongue 10 inwardly; p 1 I The? ink well holder 3 hasanannularflange 12 which overlaps the desklf around the openingeso as to prevent, ink from entering: 1 the desk.- The lower'portion' of the, ink well holder 3fis turned inwardlyand upwardly: to form spring supporting members 13, In

the rear of the ink'wellholder 3 atongue ir is "formed by slitting the metal" and bending inwardly to contact with the ink well 7. T'The flange 12 in addition to overlapping-the desk extends inwardly to overlap the inside; wall 15 oftheinkwellholder'3 toform a'lip'16' and "act as a securing means for thei-nk well 1 TWhenthe same is in'positio'n. The ink well? has a rounded interiorbottom 17 with an indentation. 18 in'the central drainage point so as, to receive the la'st drop of ink.

Asactually used,the ink well hoidi 3 W111 w'ardly'the tongues ll will be forced inward-l ly, and since theitonguesare formed integral 7 with theflanges 9, the same will be forced forcing said ink well beneath the inwardly inwardly until the tongues 11 escape the sides projecting flange to lock said ink wellagainst of the opening 2 As soon as the ink well displacement.

holder 3 has been forced sufliciently far into the'opening2 sov that the tongues 11 have extended below the top of the deskl the v flanges 9 carrying the tongues 11 will'spring outwardly "to their normal position=seating the tongues 11 beneath the bottom of the top of the desk 1. Theink well 7 will then be placed in the 'ink well holder-3 and :forced;

' downwardly the tongues 10 and 14 serving 7 to keep the same in alinement and undenten- .sion. The ink well 7 will continue to be forced downwardly until 't he bottom is seatedon the spring supporting members 13. The

ink'well 7 will then be flush withfthelip' 16.-

} Upon af forward pressure being exerted upon the'inkwell'F the same will 'seat beneaththe lip l dand'be" held securely in place due to theupwardpressure of the spring supporting members 13 andthe tongues 10 land 14. V

This securely locks both the ink Welland the ink well' holder from outward displacement,l and at the same time by having the frontof the ink wellbeneath the lip 16, there 7 is no chanceof ink dripping'through the 7 space surrounding the ink well to injure the.

' V thepin .5 as aifulcrum and the lid 4: as alev'er.

By having the flanges 9 formedfso as to oc-" cupy-only a small part'ofthe surface area- I books and other papers contained inthe desk due to thepu-pil wiping the penfon the front of the ink Well, which-is the natural 'and' usu-- a1 "place 'for' performing this operation,

The operation of f orcin zthe ink W117 beneath the lip 16 maybe aided by moving the lid4 backso as to force the projection 6 against the rear of the ink well 7 thus using of the ink well holder-3.the shape .and'contour offthe ink well holder 3 nroper wil l not belostQ This is farsuperior to having the opposite sides overlap GaCl L OthBI'jdHII LHQ" the compression operation -as theri-gidity of the ink well is lost. and in my form of constructhelast" drop will be; drained and collected I claim is *Anink wellfholder-comprisin'g a frame;

aflangeion the top of said-frame and extendlng over the interior of said'frame, a lid hingedly connected tosaid frame and having a projection extending beyond said hinge connection an inkiwell to be supported-by said 1 frame,'-=sa1d projection forming ineans for 

